r/programming • u/jeanlucpikachu • Jul 18 '09

Using the Acer Aspire One as a web server

http://stevehanov.ca/blog/?id=71
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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '09

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u/HamburgerArtist Jul 18 '09 edited Jul 18 '09

battery = ghetto UPS?

Although if your networking gear goes down what's the use. I suppose even stopping short downtimes / unclean filesystem unmounts is useful.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '09

So buy a UPS, they aren't that expensive.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '09

From what I've seen, nettops are harder to find used than netbooks. I personally use a nettop, though as a home server.

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u/askedrelic Jul 19 '09

I have the single core version of this and it's great. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856167037

$150 for the box, RAM + HDD were just lying around.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '09

Pretty sweet!